‘What’s something all British children are taught?’ – 21 questionable life lessons
Right across the world, schoolchildren are taught very similar things – reading, writing, arithmetic, how to identify an ox-bow lake, etc.
Not everything we learn comes from the curriculum, though. This question from VeryBritishProblems contains a perfect example.
What’s something all British children are taught?
I’ll go first:
Swans can and will break your arm.
— VeryBritishProblems (@SoVeryBritish) April 18, 2024
At the risk of going full QI, it’s not true that a swan can break your arm – with its wing or otherwise. They’re all beak and no swan pants, but we still wouldn’t advise you to annoy them unless you’re asking for a good pecking.
Twitter/X users had plenty of examples. Can you relate to any of these?
1.
'If you swallow your chewing gum it will stick to your heart'…
— DB (@dbdegn) April 18, 2024
2.
If you wear your coat indoors you won't feel the benefit when you go out
— Paul Woodhead (@PaulWoodhead100) April 18, 2024
3.
'Don't go out with wet hair you'll catch your death'
— DB (@dbdegn) April 18, 2024
4.
You should never start a sentence with ‘And’ or ‘But’.
— Peter Guillam (@johnhobbit50) April 18, 2024
5.
Never run with scissors. And always pass them to someone handles first. Ditto knives.
— New Forest Dog and Her Indoors (@NewForestDog) April 18, 2024
6.
She's the cat's mother.
— Dawn (@justanotherdawn) April 18, 2024
7.
Watching the TV for too long will give you square eyes.
— GuruAnaerobic (@GuruAnaerobic) April 18, 2024
8.
Avoid walking on these as if your life depends on it. pic.twitter.com/VsN4PSveSO
— Omar C. (@OmarC_77) April 18, 2024
9.
You can’t have any pudding unless you eat your meat.
— Escape the Grind (@TheGrindEscape) April 18, 2024
10.
Always wear clean underwear in case you get run over.
— Carol Percy (@DrCarolPercy) April 18, 2024
11.
Put wet paper towel on it, it’ll be fine in 10 minutes. (Said to a child whose leg is hanging off, from a primary school teacher.)
— Bazza ️️⚧️ (@bazz_87) April 18, 2024
